We appreciate your patience and understanding during the road improvement construction. Have a fantastic 3 day weekend!

1. Mark your calendars for a Staff/Student Holiday on Monday, September 4th.  Enjoy the 3-day weekend! 

2. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH is Posi-TEE-vity Tuesday!  Wear shirts with any positive saying! Let’s spread kindness like confetti.

3. Here's a great opportunity to recognize our best and greatest teachers!  Nominate today!

4. Registration for the new UIL season is now open for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades! Please click on this UIL Flyer to find information about the events offered and the practices and meet dates. Register for UIL Here from August 28-September 14. We're so excited to get the season started soon!

5. Calling all Kindergarten Families (and anyone who wants to learn more) to attend our upcoming 3-part family training series: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families.  We have 2-time offerings for each training module.  Mark your calendars to join us on September 26, October 24, and November 28 for either a morning session from 9-11 a.m. or an evening session from 5:45-8 p.m.

6. The Class Shirt Store is now open!  Order by 8/31 if you would like your child to have a class shirt.

7. The Advisory Application Window is open until September 1.

8. Support our DSISD Education Foundation! Kinder Club Signups are still open until September 2nd.      ***NEW INFO: The class on each campus with the most signups will win a popsicle Party!) Flyer here: Kinder Club Friends and Family – Please share the Back to School Friends & Family flyer. Please share this information with families and encourage their participation in our Friends and Family monthly giving program. Flyer here: Friends and Family Flyer

9. We are looking for volunteers to support our classroom teachers!  Subs R Us is a volunteer program where parents are provided plans to cover a classroom while the teachers meet to plan outstanding lessons for our learners.  If you are interested click here to attend a training session at any of the campuses.

10. September 14th is PARENT ORIENTATION FOR GRADES 1-5.  

    1. 1ST AND 2ND: 4:45

    2. 3RD AND 4TH: 5:30

    3. 5TH: 7:15

11. Click here for information about joining the Cub Scouts.

12. This year's report card includes a citizenship grade guided by the DSISD Portrait of an Elementary Student. Much like our academic grades, a student's citizenship may flux and change throughout the year as we grow and learn not only in academics but also in citizenship and leadership. If you ever have questions about your student's report card, please reach out to your teacher. This is also a great discussion point for your October parent/teacher conferences!

 PTA NEWS:

*Volunteer Opportunities are coming up!

If you filled out our Volunteer Interest Form, you will be receiving an email soon letting you know how and when you can help! If you haven't yet, here is the form: Volunteer Form We will also start getting those up on the website soon so you can check for opportunities any time it's convenient for you.

Sharpen the Saw Challenge:

Our Cypress Tigers understand that all leaders must practice the habit of self-renewal. This habit is called Sharpen the Saw. We want to include our whole families in practicing this habit! Welcome to our Sharpen the Saw Challenge! Each month we will post a challenge for families to post pictures of themselves “sharpening the saw”. To sharpen the saw we must take care of our bodies, mind, heart, and soul! #CSESsharpens

First up, our September Challenge is: Sharpen the Mind with ReadingToday’s READERS are tomorrow’s LEADERS! Post pictures of your family reading books together! #CSESsharpens

Join PTA: Join the PTA today to support the Programs and Enrichments that help our students, teachers, and the school grow. We've had some parents ask if they can sign the whole family up, and the answer is ABSOLUTELY! In fact, we encourage every parent, grandparent, and even member of our community without students to sign up. We all benefit when education and community work together to strengthen each other. Sign up here: www.joinpta.org

We are thrilled to wrap up week 2 and we are so proud of our Tigers as they have been working hard to learn how to be safe, respectful, and responsible!

Part of implementing the Leader in Me process is teaching and reinforcing the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In the month of September, we will learn all about Habit 1: Be Proactive.  Let’s find ways to take these timeless habits home. Here is a year at a glance by grade level with questions for each week for families to engage in conversation.

Calling all Kindergarten Families (and anyone who wants to learn more) to attend our upcoming 3-part family training series: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families.  We have 2-time offerings for each training module.  Mark your calendars to join us on September 26, October 24, and November 28 for either a morning session from 9-11 a.m. or an evening session from 5:45-8 p.m.

1. Here's a great opportunity to recognize our best and greatest teachers!  Nominate today!

2. Click here for our Counselor Newsletter!  Learn more about what our children are learning in Care Classes.

3. The Class Shirt Store is now open!  Order by 8/31 if you would like your child to have a class shirt.

4. The beginning of the year can lead to Canvas parent notification overload. To simplify and manage your parent notifications in Canvas, please see the attached resources: Click here for our Family Canvas Resource page. Click here for Canvas Notifications (PDF)

5. STAAR RESULTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.  WAY TO GO CSE!

6. Advisory Application Window is open until September 1.

7. Support our DSISD Education Foundation! Kinder Club Signups are still open until September 2nd. ***NEW INFO: The class on each campus with the most signups will win a popsicle Party!) Flyer here: Kinder Club

8. Friends and Family – Please share the Back to School Friends & Family flyer. Please share this information with families and encourage their participation in our Friends and Family monthly giving program. Flyer here: Friends and Family Flyer

9. We are looking for volunteers to support our classroom teachers!  Subs R Us is a volunteer program where parents are provided plans to cover a classroom while the teachers meet to plan outstanding lessons for our learners.  If you are interested click here to attend a training session at any of the campuses.

10. Friday, August 25 is our first Friday Assembly!  CSES leaders meet in the gym every Friday to celebrate our week.  Please be sure to have your students on time so they do not miss the fun!  Also, please wear Tiger spirit on Fridays to support Tiger Nation!

11. Mark your calendars for a Staff/Student Holiday on Monday, September 4th.  Enjoy the 3-day weekend! 

PTA NEWS:

*CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed!  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed. Cypress Springs Elementary School PTA on Facebook.

*Join PTA: Families need to rejoin every year and can do so by going to joinpta.org. That $10 is invested back into our school, teachers, and children as well as going into creating resources for our PTA.

*PTA Volunteer Form is active: Please head over here to fill that out. It gives the PTA an opportunity to keep you in the loop about activities you are interested in! Another perk is meeting awesome new people!

*Class Shirt ordering deadline is coming up in a week! Order those here: https://www.csepta.org/shop/class-shirts

*Room Parent training is on Tuesday, September 12th at 9:30 am

THANK YOU FOR A FABULOUS FIRST WEEK! We appreciate your support and patience with the first week of traffic. 

1. Beginning tomorrow, August 18, students arriving at 7:45 am are considered a late arrivals.  School begins promptly at 7:45.  Please help us create healthy habits.

2. The Class Shirt Store is now open!  Order by 8/31 if you would like your child to have a class shirt.

3. We are looking for volunteers to support our classroom teachers!  Subs R Us is a volunteer program where parents are provided plans to cover a classroom while the teachers meet to plan outstanding lessons for our learners.  If you are interested click here to attend a training session at any of the campuses.

4. Friday, August 25 is our first Friday Assembly!  CSES leaders meet in the gym every Friday to celebrate our week.  Please be sure to have your students on time so they do not miss the fun!  Also, please wear Tiger spirit on Fridays to support Tiger Nation!

5. If your student has bus service this year, please be sure you are registered in the Smart Tag Parent Portal. All details about your child’s service will be available there, including pick-up and drop-off locations and times. Because the information can change as last-minute enrollments occur, please check back on Monday, August 14 for the final details about your child’s bus service. As a reminder, we are implementing hub stops to reduce travel times for our buses, so it is important that our families understand their exact bus stop location since it may have changed since last year. Students are required to have their Smart Tag to load the bus each day. Please see the links below for more information about Smart Tags. SMART TAG INFORMATION FOR ELEMENTARY

6. Here is our Calendar of Events for 23-24.  Please note events are subject to change.  All changes will be communicated.   Please note there are 2 Early Release Days this school year.  School ends at noon on these designated days.  These days are still days of learning and it is important that your child(ren) attend school: on December 20 and May 30.

7. Mark your calendars for a Staff/Student Holiday on Monday, September 4th.  Enjoy the 3-day weekend! 

8. The first few weeks of school we experience heavy volumes of traffic.  Please plan accordingly to ensure on-time arrival.  Our building is open at 7am for drop-off.  The late arrival bell rings at 7:45 and students that arrive after that bell are considered late arrivals.  We begin counting late arrivals on Friday, August 18. Thank you for your continued support as we build healthy habits!

9.  Please join us Friday, August 19th from 8 am-8:45 am as we celebrate our first week of learning!  This is hosted in our Cafeteria. This is an informal meet and greet! 

10.  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed!  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed. Cypress Springs Elementary School PTA on Facebook.

We loved seeing everyone this evening at our Meet the Teacher Night and Back to School Bash!  Thank you to our incredible staff for their hard work in preparing the classrooms and the building for the children.  Thank you to our PTA for planning and facilitating our fun-filled evening.  We are proud of our CSES community!

1.  *Pre-K and Kindergarten Parents are welcome to walk their children to their classrooms during the first day of school. Parents will be given a Visitor’s Badge and will enter and exit through exterior door #3.  Beginning Wednesday, August 16th, all students are expected to walk to their classrooms from either the cafeteria or the gym with their teachers, or from the school's front entrance.  Multiple staff members will be present throughout the campus to support our learners as they make their way to their classrooms. 

PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN: ON AUGUST 14TH FROM 12:00 PM- 2:00 PM, PARENTS MAY HAVE THEIR ID SCANNED AND GIVEN A BADGE TO EASE THE TRAFFIC IN THE FRONT OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AUGUST 15TH.

*All 1st- 5th grade parents are welcome to escort their children to the front of the building, but then kiss and hug them so they are off to their classroom ready for learning.  This procedure encourages students’ self-esteem and independence by getting the school day started on their own. Teachers appreciate the uninterrupted instructional time by getting to work as soon as they enter the classroom as a whole group. Thank you for supporting the safety and security of our school community.

2.  Cypress Springs practices Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS).  Please click here for information in regards to our PBIS systems.  In addition, we are in our 3rd year of Leader in Me.  Each month we will learn and review one habit.  We will begin with Habit One: Be Proactive.

3. To receive updated information about all the wonderful things that are happening on our campus, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter,  and check out our Campus Webpage..

4.  Skyward Message Blasts: Communication between school and home is critical. Weekly message blasts will be sent from Mrs. Raymond (CSESnews@dsisdtx.us). Please be sure your email address is up to date. If you are in need of support, please contact our front office at 737.260.8711.

5. Here is our Calendar of Events for 23-24.  Please note events are subject to change.  All changes will be communicated.   Please note there are 2 Early Release Days this school year.  School ends at noon on these designated days.  These days are still days of learning and it is important that your child(ren) attend school: on December 20 and May 30.

6. Mark your calendars for a Staff/Student Holiday on Monday, September 4th.  Enjoy the 3-day weekend!

7.  Check out this critical Arrival and Dismissal Plan for CSES.  Dismissal plans consist of bus riders, daycare bus riders, car riders, Kids Club, and a walk-up procedure called Tiger Lair.  Click here to learn about the Tiger Lair process.  Tiger Lair families must wait in the car rider line to enter the parking lot. Thank you for doing your part to keep our Tigers healthy and safe.  

8. The first few weeks of school we experience heavy volumes of traffic.  Please plan accordingly to ensure on-time arrival.  Our building is open at 7 am for drop off.  The late arrival bell rings at 7:45 and students that arrive after that bell are considered late arrivals.  We begin counting late arrivals on Friday, August 18. Thank you for your continued support as we build healthy habits!

9.  Please join us Friday, August 19th from 8 am-8:45 am as we celebrate our first week of learning!  This is hosted in our Cafeteria.   This is an informal meet and greet! 

10.  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed!  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed. Cypress Springs Elementary School PTA on Facebook.

Welcome to Cypress Springs Elementary!  We are thrilled to have entered the month of August!  We are beyond proud of our learning community and are excited to welcome our newest Tigers to CSES!

1.  For information regarding school supplies or campus information, please visit our website here.

2. Please read this important information from Nurse Henze.

3.  ATTENTION KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES:  Join us on August 6th from 4 pm-5 pm at the Cypress Springs Elementary gym for Popsicle in the Park (GYM)!  Come say hello to friends you know and meet some new ones!

4. Please join us for Meet the Teacher Night on August 10th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  This is a come-and-go evening and we will host a Back to School Bash from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  We cannot wait to connect with each of you!  We will host a Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten Parent Orientation on August 9th from 5:30 pm- 6:15 pm.  This information session is designed for parents and will occur prior to knowing your child’s teacher.

5.  *Pre-K and Kindergarten Parents are welcome to walk their children to their classrooms during the first day of school. Parents will be given a Visitor’s Badge and will enter and exit through exterior door #3.  Beginning Wednesday, August 16th, all students are expected to walk to their classrooms from either the cafeteria or the gym with their teachers, or from the school's front entrance.  Multiple staff members will be present throughout the campus to support our learners as they make their way to their classrooms. 

PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN: ON AUGUST 14TH FROM 12:00 PM- 2:00 PM, PARENTS MAY HAVE THEIR ID SCANNED AND GIVEN A BADGE TO EASE THE TRAFFIC IN THE FRONT OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AUGUST 15TH.

*All 1st- 5th grade parents are welcome to escort their children to the front of the building, but then kiss and hug them so they are off to their classroom ready for learning.  This procedure encourages students’ self-esteem and independence by getting the school day started on their own. Teachers appreciate the uninterrupted instructional time by getting to work as soon as they enter the classroom as a whole group. Thank you for supporting the safety and security of our school community.

6.  Cypress Springs practices Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS).  Please click here for information in regards to our PBIS systems.  In addition, we are in our 3rd year of Leader in Me.  Each month we will learn and review one habit.  We will begin with Habit One: Be Proactive.

7. To receive updated information about all the wonderful things that are happening on our campus, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter,  and check out our Campus Webpage..

8.  Skyward Message Blasts: Communication between school and home is critical. Weekly message blasts will be sent from Mrs. Raymond (CSESnews@dsisdtx.us). Please be sure your email address is up to date. If you are in need of support, please contact our front office at 737.260.8711.

9. Here is our Calendar of Events for 23-24.  Please note events are subject to change.  All changes will be communicated.   Please note there are 2 Early Release Days this school year.  School ends at noon on these designated days.  These days are still days of learning and it is important that your child(ren) attend school: on December 20 and May 30.

10. Mark your calendars for a Staff/Student Holiday on Monday, September 4th.  Enjoy the 3-day weekend!

11.  Check out this critical Arrival and Dismissal Plan for CSES.  Dismissal plans consist of bus riders, daycare bus riders, car riders, Kids Club, and a walk-up procedure called Tiger Lair.  Click here to learn about the Tiger Lair process.  Thank you for doing your part to keep our Tigers healthy and safe.  

12.  Please join us Friday, August 19th from 8 am-8:45 am as we celebrate our first week of learning!  This is hosted in our Cafeteria.   This is an informal meet and greet! 

13.  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed!  CSES PTA is here to support students, families, and staff.  Join our social media groups to stay informed. Cypress Springs Elementary School PTA on Facebook